Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1887-11-23
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lOr the holiday.
A NEW lot of Vermont Maple Syrup
at w. f. ClemeAt's.
THANKSGIVING song of the turkey
gobole gobble!! gObble -!
A GOOD time to plant young trees
between now and freezing weather.
CLEAN out your water pipes. now
the leaves are done falling on the roof.
New and choicest fruits for fruit
cakes at lowest prices at the SMYRNA
Bakery.
CHRISTMAS is only little more than
a month off. Did you realize it was
that close?
SNAG Proof Rubber Duck Boots will
0utwear two pair of any other boot
For sale by T. D. Pierce. II
IT Is seldom so much Indian Sum-
mer has been vouchsafed to us as dur
ing this November.
Now is the time to make your fruit
cake. Call az w. F. Clements for fruit.
also COnfectiOner's sugar.
A NUMBER of bad pavements sbould
receive attention between now and
freezing time, which is possible to come
at any day.
BEST Mince Meat 10 cents per pound.
pounds for % cents. Get the five
pound tub at the Smyrna Bakery. T
GEO. NJ. STEVENSON calls the atten-
ton to his stock of fruits-grapes.
bananas, raisins' currants, figs, &c.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will
meet at Mrs. E. J. Colts, Tuesday even
ing November 10Th, at seven o'clock.
THERE has been a change in the time
of the night trains. The down train
will reach Clayton at LA O'Clock, and
the up at $50 An
THE Anniversary of the Presbvte-
rian Sunday School tomorrow evening.
VIII doubtless be attended with its
usual interesting features.
SUNDAY gave us the first touch of
Winter, few falling fakes of snow in
the morning, and the thermometer fall
ing at night to 25o, making ice freely.
LEONARD REvIs has 400 little chicks
which were Matched out in his incuba-
tors at Duck Creek last week. Anoth-
er Matching will come of in about a
week.
Miss HESTER RUTLEGE. at the Post
Oilce, Is taking subscriptions for the
century, Harper's publications, Peter
sons Magazine and the american AOri |
culturist.
The Presbyterian Sunday-school en-
tertainment tomorrow night will COM |
mence at O'Clock and the Mother
Goose entertainment at the Opera |
House at SIS.
The friends of Rev. VIM. B. Gordon |
are favored in this issue with a finely |
written description of his experiences |
IN Mexican life, which will be found |
on our first page.
CARDS are out announcing the wad-
dlng OF Miss Harriet Denney Bishop.
daughter of John H. Bishop, and JEFF
ierson Cooper, all of Morton, at noon
on Thursday, December LIST.
A FESTIVAL will be held tomorrow
evening at KentOn under the auspices
OF the Young Mite Society," the proceeds
to go for the purpose of buvinp a
bell for the NJ. E. Church there. Q
REV. J. F. SToNECIPHER. of Dovar
preached in the Presbyterian church
on Sunday last to interested audiences
The pulpit will be filled again on Sun
day next by Rev. Geo. Porter. of
Newark.
HE deciduOus trees no longer trou-
Die the street sweepers with their fall
ing leaves. The trees now stand out
stalk and bare except the willow.
which still retains its suit of green and
old gold. ''-'U
u: A. COTTON is still selling all kinds
OF Dry Goods and Notions at cost
prices. You should take ADVANTAGE of
these prices, as it will not be possible
to continue it much longer. Sold for
cash only. 4
POLITICIANS who observe the direc.
ton the wind is blowing from the fall
ing of the straws say that the course
OF the latter is towOrds Duck Creek
Frank Denney for Regis
ter of Wills.
OBEDIAH VOsHELL, a we'll known
farmer OF KentOn Hundred, usually IN
robust health until few months ago.
died on Thursday. and was buried in
the Odd Fellows cemetery, near this
town, on Saturday.
The recently organized town author
tiles of Clayton have levied a tax of
80 cents on the 500 for municipal i'm
proVements, and street CROSSINGS. &c
are being laid and fifteen lamps or
dered for lighting the streets.
h. G. WALLS is receiving a number
Of solutions to his rebus advertisement
which was inserted in the TIMES last
week and appears again this, some of
them being from parties living in the
states of New York and New JERSEY.
VIM. T. JOHNSON. who contracted for
-he Edison electric plant in Milford,
ana mas since purchased it, spent Sun
DAY and Monday in town. He is well
pleased with his success, and may soon
take more active place with the Com
pany.
WIN. P. LEGG has bought of w. w.
lschudy the house now Occupied nv
W m. II. Hazel, on Union street. for [
SI2OO. Mr. Legg has occupied the
mousse on the same street which he will
move from to this in the Spring, for the
past thirty-one years.
ONE Of our young sportsmen went ,
)nt last week with gun and dog and
Dig with hope Of well filled game
bag, and after trudging for miles over /
ields and through bushes and briars. I
returning in the evening with two little
1t sparrows for his supper He is not
Of the kind to be thus thwarted, how
ever, and still intends to sup off Of par
ridge.
WIN. T. JOHNSON, has contracted with
.he Town Council Of Milford, for eighty
i've n--candle--power lights to
burn every night in the year at Sl7 I
per lamp. The town has been lighted
with gasoline seventeen nights in the |
month until IL o'clock, at an expense
of Sl3 for each lamp per annum. The s
electric burners are claimed to give c
vice the light.
SMYRNA came off with one of the /
lonors at the meeting Of the Grand t
Lodge, l. o. o. f., in WILMINGTON, last '
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